Policy Analysis for Decision Making in Colombian Local Governments
The rise of decentralization in recent decades has delegated vast responsibilities and more, yet scarce, resources to local governments around the world. Colombia has not been the exception to this trend. Instead, Colombia has become one of the most decentralized countries in Latin America with 44.16 percent (Dirección General del Presupuesto Público Nacional, 2018) of the 2018 national budget being appropriated for transfers to subnational and local governments. These governments are responsible for providing education, health, basic sanitation, among other social services, as well as implementing a broad range of policies set at the national level. In this context, local administrations face the challenge of keeping up with the demand for policy decisions in different areas and at several stages of the policy-making process.
Avellaneda, C.N., Bello-Gomez, R.A. (forthcoming). Policy Analysis for Decision Making in Colombian Local Governments. In Sanabria, P. and Rubaii, N. (Eds). Policy Analysis in Colombia. Bristol: Policy Press, University of Bristol.